Question 1
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947
A. permitted the closed shop.
B. was supported by President Truman.
C. prohibited states from passing right-to-work laws.
D. expanded the Wagner Act.
E. permitted the union shop.
Question 2
The 1946 elections
A. saw Republicans argue that Truman aimed to roll back the New Deal.
B. revealed growing public support for President Harry Truman's domestic agenda.
C. saw the Democrats retain control of the House, but lose the Senate.
D. saw Republicans win control of both houses of Congress.
E. saw President Truman chastise Republican critics with the slogan Had Enough?
Question 3
President Harry Truman's Fair Deal called for
A. a freeze on the minimum wage to combat inflation.
B. a slight reduction of Social Security benefits.
C. a retraction of many New Deal programs.
D. an end to the Fair Employment Practices Act and other wartime measures.
E. the creation of national health insurance.
Question 4
Following World War II, the great majority of working American women
A. voluntarily left the labor force.
B. kept the same jobs they had had during the war.
C. wanted to keep working.
D. found themselves excluded from nearly all employment.
E. moved to jobs outside the service sector.
Question 5
President Harry Truman's actions after the 1946 election included
A. deciding not to run for office in 1948.
B. calling his opponents soft on communism.
C. proposing a major civil rights bill.
D. becoming more conservative.
E. abandoning his Fair Deal.
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